Building racial and cultural competence in the classroom
Subtitle: strategies from urban educators
By: edited by Karen Manheim Teel and Jennifer Obidah.
Contributors: Teel, Karen Manheim.; Obidah, Jennifer E.
Publisher: Teachers College, Columbia University; Teachers College Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 183
ISBN-13: 9780807748619; 9780807748626
Subjects: Multicultural education -- United States; Race relations -- Study and teaching -- United States; Culture -- Study and teaching -- United States; Teachers -- In-service training -- Social aspects -- United States
Description: "In this compelling anthology, a diverse group of experienced teacher educators and practicing teachers tackle the impact of race and culture on teaching and learning. Sharing their personal experiences, research, and reflections, they focus on the connections among teacher quality, teacher preparation, and the achievement gap for African Americans and other children of color. They address ways that teachers can assess and enhance their own racial and cultural competence and in so doing better educate their students, especially in inner-city schools."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Setting the stage / Karen Teel and Jennifer Obidah; title: Cross-racial and cross-cultural competence and the adaptive unconscious / Ann Berlak; title: Being a black Latino : understanding the significance of racial/ethnic identification in cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Eddie Fergus; title: Storytelling about cross-racial and cross-cultural competence with a focus on multiculturalism / Carl Grant; title: How best to develop pre-service teachers? cross-racial and cross-cultural competencies : reflections on pedagogy and practice in the university classroom / Jennifer E. Obidah; title: Standing on the rock : an African American educator's professional development / Kimberly Mayfield; title: Learning to become a cross-racially and cross-culturally competent ally / Christine Sleeter; title: Making? it real : re-thinking cross-racial and cross-cultural competence in urban classrooms / Tarika Barrett and Pedro Noguera; title: Visions of teachers leaving no more children behind / Jeffrey M. R. Duncan-Andrade; title: Going beyond the classroom : activism as cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Kitty Kelly Epstein; title: A white educator's ongoing journey toward cross-racial and cross-cultural competence / Karen Manheim Teel; title: Advice from the "black racist" / Sekani Moyenda.